A term that was originally used pejoratively to describe the architecture of the Middle Ages. Later, with the construction of increasingly skilled and elaborate buildings, it became used to describe a definitive style, often evident in religious buildings. The Gothic style was revived and elaborated in the nineteenth century, algselt keskaegset arhitektuuri tähistav halvustav väljend, millega hakati hiljem pärast viimistletumate ehitiste valmimist peamiselt kirikuarhitektuuri iseloomustama